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Intermittent utility fluctuations hit campus buildings

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San Diego State University posted a run of Urgent updates after intermittent utility-power fluctuations began March 23. A later cutover from campus CoGen back to utility power briefly dropped Substation A. By April 1 afternoon Facilities said it had returned to the normal configuration.

Alerts
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Response
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Institution
San Diego State University
Public R2 · CA
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~37,000 studentsSDSU Alert
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Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

6 messages in sequence · 6 verified verbatim

Confirmed wording is transcribed character-for-character from a primary source. Use Verify this quote under each message to open that source in a new tab and compare the text yourself.

INITIAL ALERTEmail
Verified verbatim214 chars
San Diego State University is experiencing a partial power outage impacting buildings on campus due to fluctuations in our utility power. We are working with SDG&E to identify the source of this intermittent issue.
Dual independent fetches 2026-08-17. sha256 ac5a3a827782bc4eac851627502771d95c9fac8a8fcaf1fb798935b30139e892.
Thread checked N/A (official HTML archive). Entire March 23-April 1 Urgent page walked; a March 23 4:12 p.m. Substation A building-list header was not filed as its own product.
Not a test: live intermittent utility outage.
Distinct incident from 2022-04-20-san-diego-state-university-west-side-regional-power-outage: different date and multi-day fluctuation vs single regional outage.
UPDATEEmail+1d
Verified verbatim269 chars
As shared yesterday, San Diego State University has been assessing to determine the source of what has caused intermittent power outages since the morning of March 23. As our assessment and mitigation efforts continue, the following provides an update and action steps.
Same dual fetch. Lead paragraph of a longer action-steps update.
UPDATEEmail+7d
Verified verbatim296 chars
Both SDG&E and Facilities Services continue to assess the cause of unplanned power outages that affected the campus last week. Our next phase of assessment is to revert back to our normal electrical utility configuration. The cutover back to utility power will be on Friday, April 1, at 7:30 a.m.
Same dual fetch.
UPDATEEmail+8d
Verified verbatim342 chars
Facilities Services and SDG&E continue to assess causes for the power fluctuation issues the campus has recently experienced. When we cutover from our campus CoGen power to utility power today at 7:30 a.m., Substation A and power to those serviced buildings was temporarily lost. Power to campus buildings directly impacted has been restored.
Same dual fetch.
UPDATEEmail+9d
Verified verbatim347 chars
As an update to this morning’s message, Facilities Services has returned to our normal power configuration. While SDG&E and Facilities Services are still troubleshooting some of the issues from the partial power outages earlier this week, we believe our current power supply configuration provides the most reliable power for our campus community.
Same dual fetch. Not a formal all-clear; residual troubleshooting still underway.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

San Diego State University is experiencing a partial power outage impacting buildings on campus due to fluctuations in our utility power. We are working with SDG&E to identify the source of this intermittent issue.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes treat SDSU working with SDG&E as source.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: San Diego State University is the named institution sending the notice.
    2. present: The notice opens with San Diego State University as the speaker.
    3. present: SDSU is working with SDG&E, naming both the campus and the utility.
    4. present: The product is an SDSU Urgent body.
    5. present: Campus identity is San Diego State University.
    6. present: The institutional voice is SDSU.
    7. present: SDSU is experiencing is the sender frame.
    8. present: The university is the speaker throughout.
    9. present: Official SDSU copy identifies the source.
    10. present: The archive body is an SDSU product.
    11. present: SDG&E is the utility partner; SDSU is the sender.
    12. present: The source is SDSU working with SDG&E.
    13. present: The branded campus SDSU is the sender.
    14. present: San Diego State University opens the sentence.
    15. present: SDSU Urgent archive is the official source.
    16. present: The notice speaks as SDSU about campus power.
    17. present: Campus sender is SDSU.
    18. present: The official university notice is from SDSU.
    19. present: SDSU frames the intermittent outage.
    20. present: The sender of the 10:01 a.m. item is SDSU.
    21. present: SDSU is the institution experiencing the outage.
    22. present: The product is SDSU speaking about campus power.
    23. present: Official SDSU branding is the source cue.
    24. present: We are working with SDG&E is SDSU first person.
    25. present: The campus voice is SDSU.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Every pass marks the partial power outage as the hazard.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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    1. present: It names a partial power outage, a specific utility hazard.
    2. present: The hazard is a partial power outage from utility fluctuations.
    3. present: A power outage is the named emergency condition.
    4. present: A partial power outage is the concrete hazard.
    5. present: The product reports a utility power outage.
    6. present: Fluctuations in utility power are the hazard cause.
    7. present: The incident type in the text is a power outage.
    8. present: Hazard language is partial power outage.
    9. present: The notice is about a power outage, not weather or crime.
    10. present: An intermittent utility outage is the hazard.
    11. present: The body names a partial power outage as the event.
    12. present: Power outage is explicit hazard wording.
    13. present: The text concerns a partial power outage.
    14. present: Hazard is loss of electrical power.
    15. present: The notice reports a partial power outage.
    16. present: Intermittent issue is hazard language.
    17. present: The product is an outage notice.
    18. present: Buildings losing power is the hazard effect.
    19. present: The named threat is a partial power outage.
    20. present: Utility interruption of power is the hazard.
    21. present: The body centers on a partial power outage.
    22. present: Power outage is the hazard word used.
    23. present: The event is a partial power outage.
    24. present: Fluctuations in our utility power name the hazard.
    25. present: The notice names a partial power outage as the problem.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Buildings on campus are the location.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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    1. present: Buildings on campus are the location.
    2. present: The outage is impacting buildings on campus.
    3. present: The location is the SDSU campus.
    4. present: The product locates the impact on campus buildings.
    5. present: The spatial frame is campus buildings.
    6. present: Campus buildings are the affected places.
    7. present: The site is SDSU campus buildings.
    8. present: The notice places the event on campus.
    9. present: Named place is buildings on campus.
    10. present: Campus buildings are the locus.
    11. present: The affected footprint is campus buildings.
    12. present: Location language is buildings on campus.
    13. present: The outage impacting buildings on campus is the place.
    14. present: Campus is the geography.
    15. present: The text locates the outage on campus.
    16. present: The named site is campus buildings.
    17. present: Buildings on campus are the places losing power.
    18. present: The footprint is campus buildings.
    19. present: The product names buildings on campus.
    20. present: SDSU campus buildings are the location.
    21. present: Buildings on campus is a spatial cue.
    22. present: The site under the outage is campus.
    23. present: Campus is more specific than the city.
    24. present: The outage is at SDSU.
    25. present: Campus buildings are the location.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Working with SDG&E to identify the source is treated as guidance.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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    1. present: We are working with SDG&E to identify the source is a stay-tuned assessment cue.
    2. present: The notice tells people SDSU is working the problem.
    3. present: There is no evacuate line; the guidance is that assessment is underway.
    4. present: The product promises identification of the source.
    5. present: Working with SDG&E is the action cue.
    6. present: The guidance is an we-are-working instruction.
    7. present: People are told SDSU and SDG&E are on it.
    8. present: The body includes a working-to-identify line.
    9. present: Stay tuned while they identify the source is the implied action.
    10. present: The notice holds the audience for more information.
    11. present: Forthcoming identification of the source is the guidance content.
    12. present: The audience is told assessment is active.
    13. present: Working to identify the source is a wait-for-direction cue.
    14. present: The instruction is that they are working with SDG&E.
    15. present: A later update is implied.
    16. present: The product's action line is working with SDG&E.
    17. present: Guidance exists as an assessment-underway sentence.
    18. present: People should watch for further SDSU notices.
    19. present: The recommended action is to await identification of the source.
    20. present: Working with SDG&E is explicit next-step language.
    21. present: The notice holds people for restoration news.
    22. present: Further assessment is the stated next step.
    23. present: The guidance payload is we are working with SDG&E.
    24. present: The product directs people to wait while SDSU and SDG&E work.
    25. present: Identify the source of this intermittent issue is the guidance pair.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    The 10:01 a.m. March 23 stamp is the time element.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: The archive stamp 10:01 a.m. on March 23 is the product time.
    2. present: 10:01 a.m. is a clock time on the official archive.
    3. present: The notice is the morning initial on March 23.
    4. present: The Urgent page times this notice at 10:01 a.m.
    5. present: A morning timestamp is attached to this body.
    6. present: The official time cue is 10:01 a.m.
    7. present: March 23 2022 is the incident date on the archive.
    8. present: The product is the 10:01 a.m. item.
    9. present: The clock time 10:01 a.m. is present on the archive header.
    10. present: The notice is explicitly timed on the Urgent page.
    11. present: 10:01 a.m. Pacific is the send time recorded by SDSU.
    12. present: The header carries a time of day.
    13. present: The time element is the 10:01 a.m. stamp.
    14. present: Morning of March 23 is the time frame.
    15. present: The archive dates this product to March 23 at 10:01 a.m.
    16. present: A specific hour and minute are on the archive header.
    17. present: The notice is timed 10:01 a.m.
    18. present: The product header is March 23 at 10:01 a.m.
    19. present: 10:01 a.m. marks when this notice went out.
    20. present: The dated archive page is March 23 2022.
    21. present: The time cue is the 10:01 a.m. label.
    22. present: This is the first timed product on the page.
    23. present: The official stamp is 10:01 a.m.
    24. present: The product is a morning outage notice.
    25. present: March 23 plus 10:01 a.m. is the time pair on the archive.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 passes find no stated harm to people.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. absent: No injury language is used.
    2. absent: The text does not name hurt people or deaths.
    3. absent: No victim, injury, or medical wording appears.
    4. absent: Impact is on campus power, not named persons harmed.
    5. absent: There is no statement of human injury.
    6. absent: No casualties are described.
    7. absent: The notice is silent on injuries.
    8. absent: People are not described as victims.
    9. absent: No identity of a harmed person is given.
    10. absent: Harm-to-people language is absent.
    11. absent: The outage notice does not mention injuries.
    12. absent: No patient, fatality, or wounded wording.
    13. absent: A power outage is not personal-harm language here.
    14. absent: The text has no injury or death claim.
    15. absent: No named victim appears.
    16. absent: Human harm is not asserted.
    17. absent: The product omits injury information.
    18. absent: No medical or casualty language.
    19. absent: Identity or impact on a person as harmed is missing.
    20. absent: The notice does not describe injuries.
    21. absent: No one is named as hurt.
    22. absent: There is no impact-on-people injury line.
    23. absent: A utility outage is not a stated injury.
    24. absent: The text lacks injury or fatality content.
    25. absent: No personal-harm identity element is present.

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

SDSU Urgent archive for intermittent utility-power fluctuations from March 23 through the April 1 CoGen-to-utility cutover.
Analysis

Key Findings

Six official timed products over ten days; Substation A briefly dropped during the April 1 cutover.
Outcome
Normal power configuration restored April 1. SDG&E and Facilities still troubleshooting residual issues. No further interruptions expected at that posting.
Provenance

Sources

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Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "San Diego State University: Intermittent utility fluctuations hit campus buildings." Incident of March 23, 2022. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/san-diego-state-university-intermittent-utility-power-outage-2022-03-23/

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Added August 2026Updated August 2026Via ingestion